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If you need to blur the edges of the insert layer, apply Effect>Blur and Sharpen>Channel Blur AFTER the Corner Pin. Then tweak the Alpha Blur value to taste.
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a) Do you have Depth of Field set to a very high value?
b) What other layers do you have in the Timeline?
c) Is there an effect applied to your Text Layer?
d) Is your Text Layer set to per Character 3D?1) Take a screen cap of your Timeline – ensure that we are able to view all the Transform props, Switches and Blending Modes
2) Take a screen shot of your Cam SettingsHmmmm … howzabout you inadvertently messing about with opacity? And try another font.
HTH
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Your insert layer MUST be the same size as the composition where you apply the Corner Pin tracking data.
Place the insert layer into another composition and scale the layer to fit the composition size – the CTRL+ALT+F shortcut key does this. Then nest this composition into your ‘final comp’. Then apply your Corner Pin tracking data to this nested comp.
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It is trimmed at the frame/location of the Timeline Indicator. The additional space to the right of the layer defines the frame. A frame/timecode is visually defined at the start of its frame/timecode, until the its end, which coincides with the start of another frame/timecode.
Sense make?
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Hmmm … if what you want is a Shadow Catcher layer then do as follows –
1) Set the shadow casting layer’s Cast Shadow prop to Only
2) Set the floor/map area’s Accept Shadow prop to Only
3) Ensure that your comp’s background is set to full-on whiteWhen you comp this Shadow Catcher layer, set its Blending Mode to Multiply – this BM will composite the layer with the white areas removed; leaving on the shadow. Take note that the Shadow Catcher layer is now a 2D layer. As such take note of where it is placed in the Timeline hierarchy if you have 3D interactions between/across other layers in the comp, since 2D layers will get in the way of 3D interactions involving layers below/above it in the Timeline hierarchy.
HTH
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If you select a layer and hit CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+\, the camera will re-position itself such that the selected layer is centered to the camera’s view.
HTH
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You can do this with some Expressions code in the Source Text property, coupled with some keyframing/Expression in the Position property. I suggest that you post your Q in the COW’s AE Expressions Forum.
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Try what Kevin and Brian have suggested – to copy ALL Material Options from one layer to another, you only have to select a layer’s Material Options header, then select the target layer’s similar header to paste.
BTW, if you like working with ray-traced text in AE, take a look at presets showcase for an up-coming product of mine –
Here’s a video showcasing a few of the presets that will ship with the product, TypeGEMsRT
https://vimeo.com/104906447Cheers
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The Effect>Generate>Write-on effect does what you want. But be forewarned that it can be quite slow. I don’t know of anything else.
Cheers
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I’m not sure what you’re asking since it seems like you know that 2D layers cannot cast shadows and you do have 2D layers. Perhaps you can try explaining a little clearer?
For 2D shadows that mimic 3D shadows, try Effect>Perspective>Radial Shadow. By keyframing shadow distance, light direction etc, you should be able to get your 2D shadows looking 3D-ish.
HTH
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